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17-year locusts and evolution

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05-17-2004 12:11 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by redwolf
05-16-2004 9:59 PM

How exactly did the 17-year locust "evolve"?
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Natural selection and random mutation.
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I think the more interesting question is why did it evolve? As I understand it, the periodicity is a response to predation.
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